How to Use OKCareer Guide Part 2 V

How to Use OKCareer. Guide Part 2 V 2 By: Mr. Gravitt

Make Sure You have Completed q 3 Assessments q. Saved 6 or more Occupations q. Saved several of your favorite Majors q. Saved several Schools of Interest q. Saved an Sample Ed Plan q. Saved at least one Pathway q. Saved at least one Cluster q. Financial Aid: FAFSA, OK Promise, Scholarships, & School Loans.

Step 1 Check That You’ve Completed • Home Screen, the three assessments done. • Will save as you go, when done will show done.

• EACH TEST will likely have different recommendations & each test does have some different tabs to explore. (For a Grade)

Step 1. 1 Interest Survey Results • The different tests have different results & different tabs, look through the tabs.

• Going to do each tab for a grade. • PERSON MATCHES, MAJORS, SAMPLE ED PLANS, & OCCUPATIONS.

PERSON MATCHES • Is only available on the Interests Assessment • It is for a grade, click on person matches.

PERSON MATCHES • There will only likely be a few to choose from. • Click on the one that is the nearest to your interests.

PERSON MATCHES • Click the STAR icon to SAVE it to your favorites. • Done…

Step 1. 2 Work Values Assessment • The different tests have different results & different tabs, look through the tabs.

Work Values Assessment Click the SAVE Star on a few of your most important Values… Then explore occupations.

Work Values Assessment only 2 Tabs Not as many tabs to look through, just save your favorite values, & Explore Occupations.

Step 1. 3 Skills Assessment • The different tests have different results & different tabs, look through the tabs.

Step 1. 4 Pathways • Save, Click the STAR, on your favorite pathways. Your favorites might not be the top.

Step 1. 5 Check Off List • You can check off your task list on the right if you wish…

Step 1. 6 Ed Plans & Majors • Look through Ed Plans & Majors. • Save, click the stars on your favorites.

Step 1. 7 Majors • Look through Majors. • Save, click the stars on your favorites.

Step 1. 8 Occupations • Look through top occupations • Save, click the stars on your favorites.

Step 1. 9 Clusters • Look through top Clusters • Save, click the stars on your favorites.

Step 1. 10 Clusters • Look through top Clusters • Save, click the stars on your favorites.

Step 2 Check List • Should be 2/3 rds the way through your current check list.

Step 3. 1 Finance • REALLY Important, exploring how to pay for school! Look through financial aid options.

Step 3. 2 Finance • Learn about options for financial aid • Most students have to do FAFSA, what is it?

Step 4. 1 FAFSA • FAFSA, are Grants from the Federal Government.

Step 4. 2 FASFA • Most to ALL scholarships require that you apply for FAFSA. Even if there is no way you will qualify, so most students have to do this…

Step 4. 3 FAFSA • The FAFSA website: https: //studentaid. gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

Step 5. 1 OK Promise • The OK Promise website: https: //www. okhighered. org/okpromise/

Step 5. 2 OK Promise • The OK Promise website: https: //www. okhighered. org/okpromise/ • This could pay for nearly a couple of years of post secondary schooling! Therefore, this could be really important! q. Must be an Oklahoma resident q. Must be in the 8 th, 9 th, or 10 th grade. q. The Parents’ federal adjusted gross income must not exceed $55 K per year.

Step 5. 3 Finance OK Promise • Must be in the 8 th, 9 th, or 10 th grade. 11 th & 12 th graders if you have not applied it’s too late. • The Parents’ federal adjusted gross income must not exceed $55 K per year. Please note that this is ADJUSTED GROSS & it just needs to be under the $55 K in year you apply. • So, if parents gross last year was under you should apply now. If maybe this year it is going to drop & be below maybe wait until the FY 20 tax time & then apply. Get it if you can!!!

Step 5. 4 OK Promise • The application only takes 5 -10 minutes to complete. You will your need parents help…

Step 6. 1 Scholarships • At the moment there are 542 Scholarships & Grants loaded on this site.

Step 6. 2 Scholarships • You can use, though may exclude some that you qualify for, the Filter Options.

Step 6. 3 Scholarships • Save some you qualify for, click the STAR & make it turn gold…

Step 6. 4 Scholarships • Scholarships can be for a wide range of amounts, $50 to tens of thousands of dollars. • They can require a specific: gender, sexual orientation, race, geographic location, major, college, religion, GPA, class rank, athletic ability, disability, economics, etc. & etc. • You might say what, that doesn’t sound right &/or fair? However, if you stop & think about it. People can give their money to whom ever they choose & for what ever reason they choose. They are not “required” to be “fair” about it…

Step 6. 5 Scholarships • This is just one site with some scholarships on it. There are hundreds of thousands of scholarships & grants out there! • Note: it takes time to apply for an particular scholarship. Minutes to hours each, but that can really add up to a lot of time. • The more you apply for the greater the chance of receiving one &/or hopefully several! • You want to be finding scholarships that you qualify for ahead of time. • Start getting apps ready long before applying!

Step 7. 1 Financial Literacy • Go through & learn about financial literacy.

Step 7. 2 School Loans • There are of course School Loans. • I encourage you to avoid &/or limit their usage just as much you possibly can!!!

Step 7. 3 School Loans • Loan: means it has to be paid back with interest! • School Loans: are almost impossible to discharge (Declare Bankruptcy) this type of loan. • Learn more about the troubles some people are having with this type of debt in their life just do a search for “student loan crisis. ”

Step 7. 4 School Loans I would recommend you avoid using if at all possible. Can be a very important tool for some, & can become a real problem for many other people. So, do your research, & try to get: q. Get as many Grants as possible! q. Win as many Scholarships as possible! q. Career Tech(CT) courses, many of these also offer college credits. Certain colleges &/or degree programs will give college credit for CT programs. (Example: Francis Tuttle offers free tuition to any Putnam City School student &/or Putnam City Schools graduate. )

Step 7. 5 School Loans q. Consider choosing Schools with lower costs: a) In State Schools vs. Out of State (Usually 3 X costs!) b) Community Colleges? at least for the basics, & then maybe transfer hours to 4 yr college. q. Pay as much as you can afford as you go. q. Then, make school loans your last option! You may need to take some loans out, but try & limit them. Remember you will have to pay them back!!!

End of part 2 of Directions